I've tried uninstalling SSMS 20.2. Then I reinstalled it. However, that didn't help. I got this error:

Looking at the event viewer I saw this:

Log Name:...

I found the .NET Framework version number. I downloaded it. I renamed the .XML file, but it still didn't work. 🙁

Interesting article, Steve. I hadn't thought of these issues until I read what you wrote. The idea of companies open sourcing their software, especially if it becomes obsolete, is novel...

A thought occurred to me about this topic. We've got developers (I'm one), operations, system administrators, DBAs, project managers, business analysts, DevOps personnel (again, I'm one), etc. But one role...

Steve, if it were possible I'd give your editorial one billion likes! I work in state government. I've been a software engineer for a couple decades. I've never seen a...

Hmmm, interesting argument, Steve. Certainly, I think a lot of people where I work would be much happier if we just stayed with Waterfall. From their point of view there's...

Steve, that makes sense. I think part of my issue is that, although I  understand how DevOps is supposed to work, I don't really have any practical experience doing DevOps....

Rod, I use Visual Studio...

... There's also what we used to call the mythical phase 2.  This is where a problem of some sort is discovered and the PM/Stakeholder says "we will...

Two comments on this topic. First, I like what you said, Steve, "I think part of the reason that people try to ignore config data is that it is hard...

Great article, Steve. When I first started in my career, I naïvely thought that the team I was on could write everything, even the things we didn't need. Oh, was...

I do not know.

That looks promising, but I don't know which version of the...

I've always found attending conferences to be valuable. I've learned lots at the conferences I've attended and have made life-long friends.

Which is why it is strange that my...

I've always found attending conferences to be valuable. I've learned lots at the conferences I've attended and have made life-long friends.

Which is why it is strange that my current employer...